How are the Premier's Awards helping cancer researchers?
2 May 2019
The Premier’s Awards not only recognise the state’s top cancer researchers but also propels their work to greater heights.
Hear from the 2017 winners and find out how it is influencing their work:
Professor Helen Rizos
Melanoma Translational Research Team – Wildfire Highly Cited Publication Award
The award is allowing Professor Rizos’ team to extend their research into regulating melanoma gene expression and its role in the response of melanoma to immunotherapy.
Professor Richard Scolyer and Professor Georgina Long
Melanoma Institute Australia – Excellence in Translational Cancer Research Award
The award is supporting a plethora of Melanoma Institute Australia research projects that made headlines around the world. These include discovering the specific mechanisms behind immune-mediated equilibrium
Professor Scolyer and Professor Long won major awards at the 2018
Professor Richard Kefford
Macquarie University – Outstanding Cancer Researcher of the Year Award
Professor Kefford’s is commissioning a tailor-made, melanoma-specific gene mutation panel for DNA sequencing machinery in their laboratory. The award is enabling his team to extend their research into regulating melanoma gene expression and its role in the response of melanoma to immunotherapy.
A dilemma no mother-to-be should face
Clair faced an impossible choice – risk delivering her baby early, or delay potentially life-saving melanoma treatment
Join little Madi and Bettina in the fight against melanoma
Little Madi misses her Dad. But she is determined to honour his memory and support life-saving melanoma research.
Toyota and country music fans invited to tip their hat to help tackle Australia's national cancer – melanoma
Melanoma Institute Australia has teamed up with the Toyota Country Music Festival 2018 in Tamworth!
Sun Protection: Facts and Controversies
MIA's dermatologist shares her knowledge with GPs on debunking myths and controversies on sunscreen.
Shannan Ponton joins our March for a cure
Shannan Ponton thought he was invincible – he wasn’t. But his melanoma battle ended up saving more than his own life.
Surprising finding in rare form of melanoma get patients closer to personalised medicine
Researchers have demonstrated that immunotherapy is highly effective in treating a rare form of melanoma – a result that is surprising due to the nature of the tumour.
Using new technology to prevent melanoma
Innovation is helping to prevent melanoma developing in the first place.
Research review of 2017
Research from MIA is changing the way melanoma is managed worldwide and improving patient survival. Here are a few of our key highlights from this year.
Translational research funding boost
A prestigious Fellowship has been awarded to fund research that will change the way melanoma treatment is assessed in the future.
New research to guide clinicians to more accurately stage and manage melanoma patients
New research from MIA has been published that forms the basis of the updated international guidelines for staging melanoma.
Founding father recognised for outstanding cancer care
Professor William McCarthy AM has been awarded the Tom Reeve Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cancer Care.
Melanoma researchers shine at the State's premier cancer awards ceremony
Leading researchers from MIA have been acknowledged with three prestigious awards for excellence in melanoma research.
Enhancing melanoma treatment response through gut bacteria
New research shows that patients who are more likely to respond to immunotherapy treatment have a greater diversity in their gut bacteria.
Melanoma March is just around the corner!
2018 will be bigger than ever, and a little bit different.
Comparing melanoma risk in similar populations across different latitudes
MIA's epidemiologist explains her new research on how country of residence should be considered when identifying melanoma risk.
Congratulations to our Conjoint Medical Directors
Congratulations to our Conjoint Medical Directors, Professor Georgina Long and Professor Richard Scolyer, who have today been announced as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
What causes melanoma in 90% of young Australians?
New research shows potentially deadly UV damage can appear decades earlier than you think.
Early lymph node check is saving lives in melanoma patients
Early lymph node check is saving lives in melanoma patients
Congratulations to Associate Professor Anne Cust
We are pleased to announce that A/Prof Anne Cust is the new President of the Australasian Epidemiological Association.
Smoking linked to increased risk of melanoma spreading
New research has shown that melanoma patients who smoke have an increased risk of their disease progressing compared to patients who do not smoke.